The best way to apply for an African-American scholarship is to see what is available at a specific university. Find out how African-Americans may be eligible for diversity scholarships with help from a financial aid officer in this free video on scholarships and financial aid.
Expert: BrookeKramerContact: www.argosy.edu
Bio: Brooke Kramer is the financial aid officer at Argosy University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

published:04 Jun 2009

views:2174

You too can donate your radiator and spread some warmth! http://www.africafornorway.com/ Twitter http://bit.ly/Y4NWPH On Spotify http://spoti.fi/Y4NMb8 and iTunes http://bit.ly/Ubik4A
Imagine if every person in Africa saw the "Africa for Norway" video and this was the only information they ever got about Norway. What would they think about Norway?
If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that's mainly what you hear about.
The pictures we usually see in fundraisers are of poor African children. Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. But while these images can engage people in the short term, we are concerned that many people simply give up because it seems like nothing is getting better. Africa should not just be something that people either give to, or give up on.
The truth is that there are many positive developments in African countries, and we want these to become known. We need to change the simplistic explanations of problems in Africa. We need to educate ourselves on the complex issues and get more focus on how western countries have a negative impact on Africa's development. If we want to address the problems the world is facing we need to do it based on knowledge and respect.
The video is made by The Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (www.saih.no). With the cooperation of Operation Day's Work (www.od.no). With funding from The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and The Norwegian Children and Youth Council (LNU). Music by Wathiq Hoosain. Lyrics by Bretton Woods (www.developingcountry.org). Video by Ikind Productions (www.ikindmedia.com) Music Producer - Kurt Pienke and Andrew Sutherland . Full credits here: http://www.africafornorway.no/updates/news/credits
Translation:
Arabic: RamiJawhar

published:16 Nov 2012

views:3287414

We areThe WorldSobre a música:
We Are the World é um LP gravado em Janeiro de 1985 por 45 dos maiores nomes da música norte-americana, com o objetivo de arrecadação de fundos para o combate da fome na África. Os 45 astros formaram o grupo USA for Africa. O single, o LP e o clipe renderam cerca de 55 milhões de dólares.
Inspirado pela reunião que ficou conhecida como Band Aid, organizou a gravação do single We Are the World, escrito por Michael Jackson. O single foi lançado em 1985 para arrecadar fundos para a campanha USA for Africa, em benefício de famílias da África. We Are the World apresentava 44 vocalistas diferentes, incluindo Michael e Lionel, Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, Ray Charles e Stevie Wonder e foi produzido por Quincy Jones, que também fez a regência do grupo. A vendagem atingiu 7 milhões de cópias só nos Estados Unidos, tornando-se um dos singles mais vendidos de todos os tempos.
Letra da música:
Lionel richie
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
Lionel richie & stevie wonder
When the world must come together as one
Stevie wonder
There are people dying
Paul simon
And its time to lend a hand to life
Paul simon & kenny rogers
The greatest gift of all
Kenny rogers
We cant go on pretending day by day
James ingram
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
Tina turner
We are all part of gods great big family
Billy joel
And the truth, you know, love is all we need
Chorus:
Michael jacksonWe are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Diana ross
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Michael & diana ross
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Dionne warwick
Send them your heart
So theyll know that someone cares
Dionne warwick & willie nelson
And their lives will be stronger and free
Willie nelson
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
Al jarreau
So we all must lend a helping hand
Chorus:
Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
Kenny Loggins
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Steve Perry
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Daryl Hall
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Michael jackson
When youre down and out, there seems no hope at all
Huey lewis
But if you just believe theres no way we can fall
Cindy lauper
Well, well, well, well let us realize that a change can only come
Kim carnes
When we stand together as one
Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bob Dylan
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Bob Dylan
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Ray Charles
Alright let me hear ya
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a brighter day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Stevie Wonder
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bruce Springsteen
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
James Ingram
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me

The special relationship between Israel and the United States goes deep...real deep. It's based on security, conflict and most of all money. Most of it for the Israeli military. But with over 1,400 killed and 8,200 wounded (and counting) in Gaza in July and the Israeli military's long list human rights abuses, is this special relationship worth the price?
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published:20 Jul 2014

views:173654

A two-year-old boy was rescued from the streets of Nigeria. He was kicked out of his home after his family accused of him of being a witch. For eight months, the toddler wandered the streets alone, surviving on scraps. The emaciated child, whose stomach was riddled with worms, was found by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén, who offered him biscuits to eat and fed him bottled water. Her act of kindness was captured on camera and that image has circulated on social media and news sites around the world. Anja then wrapped the frail child, who she’s called Hope, in a blanket and took him to the nearest hospital. After a blood transfusion and treatment to get rid of the worms, Anja brought him into the African Children’s Aid Education and DevelopmentFoundation – a safe house for children she founded with her husband.
"When we heard that the child was only 2 to 3 years old, we did not hesitate," Lovén told Huffington Post UK. "A child that young cannot survive a long time alone on the streets. We immediately prepared a rescue mission."
At the time of his rescue, the skeletal child was in critical condition, said Lovén, founder of the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF).
“Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we’ve both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children," she wrote. "This footage shows why I fight."
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Africa, according to United NationsChildren's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). In 2010, the agency warned that a growing number of adults and children were being accused of witchcraft, leading to killings and shunning.
Those most at risk, UNICEF noted, were boys who displayed a "solitary temperament, physical deformities or conditions such as autism."
"Many social and economic pressures, including conflict, poverty, urbanization and the weakening of communities, or HIV/AIDS, seem to have contributed to the recent increase in witchcraft accusations against children," UNICEF RegionalChildProtection Adviser Joachim Theis said. "Child witchcraft accusations are part of a rising tide of child abuse, violence and neglect, and they are manifestations of deeper social problems affecting society."
A British documentary about child witch hysteria said exact figures were hard to come by, but estimated that in the southwestern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom — where the toddler was recently rescued — there were about 15,000 children who had been labeled witches and abandoned on the streets.
Lovén said she decided to call the rescued boy "Hope," and she requested donations to help pay for his hospital bills.
In only two days, she subsequently reported, more than 1 million Danish kroner (or about $150,000 U.S.) had been donated to help the little boy.
"With all the money we can besides giving hope the very best treatment now also build a doctor clinic on the new land and save many more children out of torture!" she said. "It's just so great!"
Days after the boy's rescue, Lovén wrote on Facebook that Hope's condition had been upgraded to stable. He was receiving a daily blood transfusion to improve his red blood cell count, but he was still suffering from worms that were "giving him some pain," according to Lovén.
Despite the difficult recovery, Hope had begun eating, she noted, and had the power to sit up and smile.
Over the weekend, Lovén posted photos of the boy looking noticeably healthier and heavier, particularly in his cheeks. He was even photographed with a smile.
"Hope is getting so much better," Lovén wrote. "Already gaining a lot of weight and looking so much more healthy. Now we only need him to talk.
"But that will come naturally when he is out of the hospital and starting his life among all our children."

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans (citizens or residents of the United States) with total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. The term may also be used to include only those individuals who are descended from enslaved Africans. As a compound adjective the term is usually hyphenated as African-American.

In January 2011, Palmer released her first mixtape Awaken. The mixtape was officially released on January 10, 2011, for downloads on mixtape-downloading websites. The first and only single released from the mixtape was "The One You Call". A music video was also released for the song. In July 2012, Palmer released the single "You Got Me" featuring Kevin McCall. The video for the single was released on July 11, 2012. Palmer released a self-titled mixtape Keke Palmer on October 1, 2012. It includes her new singles "You Got Me" & "Dance Alone" which have already been released. On May 16, 2013, Keke Palmer released a video showing her recording and performing a cover of Alicia Keys song "If I Ain't Got You".

Black people

Black people is a term used in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification or of ethnicity, to describe persons who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other given populations. As such, the meaning of the expression varies widely both between and within societies, and depends significantly on context. For many other individuals, communities and countries, "black" is also perceived as a derogatory, outdated, reductive or otherwise unrepresentative label, and as a result is neither used nor defined.

Different societies apply differing criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and these social constructs have also changed over time. In a number of countries, societal variables affect classification as much as skin color, and the social criteria for "blackness" vary. For example, in North America the term black people is not necessarily an indicator of skin color or majority ethnic ancestry, but it is instead a socially based racial classification related to being African American, with a family history associated with institutionalized slavery. In South Africa and Latin America, for instance, mixed-race people are generally not classified as "black." In South Pacific regions such as Australia and Melanesia, European colonists applied the term "black" or it was used by populations with different histories and ethnic origin.

Following Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" project in the UK, an idea for the creation of an American benefit single for African famine relief came from activist Harry Belafonte, who, along with fundraiser Ken Kragen, was instrumental in bringing the vision to reality. Several musicians were contacted by the pair, before Jackson and Richie were assigned the task of writing the song. The duo completed the writing of "We Are the World" seven weeks after the release of "Do They Know It's Christmas?", and one night before the song's first recording session, on January 21, 1985. The historic event brought together some of the most famous artists in the music industry at the time.

The best way to apply for an African-American scholarship is to see what is available at a specific university. Find out how African-Americans may be eligible for diversity scholarships with help from a financial aid officer in this free video on scholarships and financial aid.
Expert: BrookeKramerContact: www.argosy.edu
Bio: Brooke Kramer is the financial aid officer at Argosy University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

3:45

Africa For Norway - New charity single out now!

Africa For Norway - New charity single out now!

Africa For Norway - New charity single out now!

You too can donate your radiator and spread some warmth! http://www.africafornorway.com/ Twitter http://bit.ly/Y4NWPH On Spotify http://spoti.fi/Y4NMb8 and iTunes http://bit.ly/Ubik4A
Imagine if every person in Africa saw the "Africa for Norway" video and this was the only information they ever got about Norway. What would they think about Norway?
If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that's mainly what you hear about.
The pictures we usually see in fundraisers are of poor African children. Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. But while these images can engage people in the short term, we are concerned that many people simply give up because it seems like nothing is getting better. Africa should not just be something that people either give to, or give up on.
The truth is that there are many positive developments in African countries, and we want these to become known. We need to change the simplistic explanations of problems in Africa. We need to educate ourselves on the complex issues and get more focus on how western countries have a negative impact on Africa's development. If we want to address the problems the world is facing we need to do it based on knowledge and respect.
The video is made by The Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (www.saih.no). With the cooperation of Operation Day's Work (www.od.no). With funding from The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and The Norwegian Children and Youth Council (LNU). Music by Wathiq Hoosain. Lyrics by Bretton Woods (www.developingcountry.org). Video by Ikind Productions (www.ikindmedia.com) Music Producer - Kurt Pienke and Andrew Sutherland . Full credits here: http://www.africafornorway.no/updates/news/credits
Translation:
Arabic: RamiJawhar

7:12

USA FOR AFRICA - We Are The World

USA FOR AFRICA - We Are The World

USA FOR AFRICA - We Are The World

We areThe WorldSobre a música:
We Are the World é um LP gravado em Janeiro de 1985 por 45 dos maiores nomes da música norte-americana, com o objetivo de arrecadação de fundos para o combate da fome na África. Os 45 astros formaram o grupo USA for Africa. O single, o LP e o clipe renderam cerca de 55 milhões de dólares.
Inspirado pela reunião que ficou conhecida como Band Aid, organizou a gravação do single We Are the World, escrito por Michael Jackson. O single foi lançado em 1985 para arrecadar fundos para a campanha USA for Africa, em benefício de famílias da África. We Are the World apresentava 44 vocalistas diferentes, incluindo Michael e Lionel, Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, Ray Charles e Stevie Wonder e foi produzido por Quincy Jones, que também fez a regência do grupo. A vendagem atingiu 7 milhões de cópias só nos Estados Unidos, tornando-se um dos singles mais vendidos de todos os tempos.
Letra da música:
Lionel richie
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
Lionel richie & stevie wonder
When the world must come together as one
Stevie wonder
There are people dying
Paul simon
And its time to lend a hand to life
Paul simon & kenny rogers
The greatest gift of all
Kenny rogers
We cant go on pretending day by day
James ingram
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
Tina turner
We are all part of gods great big family
Billy joel
And the truth, you know, love is all we need
Chorus:
Michael jacksonWe are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Diana ross
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Michael & diana ross
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Dionne warwick
Send them your heart
So theyll know that someone cares
Dionne warwick & willie nelson
And their lives will be stronger and free
Willie nelson
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
Al jarreau
So we all must lend a helping hand
Chorus:
Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
Kenny Loggins
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Steve Perry
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Daryl Hall
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Michael jackson
When youre down and out, there seems no hope at all
Huey lewis
But if you just believe theres no way we can fall
Cindy lauper
Well, well, well, well let us realize that a change can only come
Kim carnes
When we stand together as one
Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bob Dylan
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Bob Dylan
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Ray Charles
Alright let me hear ya
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a brighter day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Stevie Wonder
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bruce Springsteen
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
James Ingram
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me

US Aid To Israel - The Real Deal

The special relationship between Israel and the United States goes deep...real deep. It's based on security, conflict and most of all money. Most of it for the Israeli military. But with over 1,400 killed and 8,200 wounded (and counting) in Gaza in July and the Israeli military's long list human rights abuses, is this special relationship worth the price?
Watch more on Israel and Palestine here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZd3QRtSy5LNqTTQagN3IgbqVPtEIQOp1
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2:36

Starving Child Abandoned because of "Witchcraft" rescued by Aid Worker

Starving Child Abandoned because of "Witchcraft" rescued by Aid Worker

Starving Child Abandoned because of "Witchcraft" rescued by Aid Worker

A two-year-old boy was rescued from the streets of Nigeria. He was kicked out of his home after his family accused of him of being a witch. For eight months, the toddler wandered the streets alone, surviving on scraps. The emaciated child, whose stomach was riddled with worms, was found by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén, who offered him biscuits to eat and fed him bottled water. Her act of kindness was captured on camera and that image has circulated on social media and news sites around the world. Anja then wrapped the frail child, who she’s called Hope, in a blanket and took him to the nearest hospital. After a blood transfusion and treatment to get rid of the worms, Anja brought him into the African Children’s Aid Education and DevelopmentFoundation – a safe house for children she founded with her husband.
"When we heard that the child was only 2 to 3 years old, we did not hesitate," Lovén told Huffington Post UK. "A child that young cannot survive a long time alone on the streets. We immediately prepared a rescue mission."
At the time of his rescue, the skeletal child was in critical condition, said Lovén, founder of the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF).
“Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we’ve both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children," she wrote. "This footage shows why I fight."
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Africa, according to United NationsChildren's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). In 2010, the agency warned that a growing number of adults and children were being accused of witchcraft, leading to killings and shunning.
Those most at risk, UNICEF noted, were boys who displayed a "solitary temperament, physical deformities or conditions such as autism."
"Many social and economic pressures, including conflict, poverty, urbanization and the weakening of communities, or HIV/AIDS, seem to have contributed to the recent increase in witchcraft accusations against children," UNICEF RegionalChildProtection Adviser Joachim Theis said. "Child witchcraft accusations are part of a rising tide of child abuse, violence and neglect, and they are manifestations of deeper social problems affecting society."
A British documentary about child witch hysteria said exact figures were hard to come by, but estimated that in the southwestern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom — where the toddler was recently rescued — there were about 15,000 children who had been labeled witches and abandoned on the streets.
Lovén said she decided to call the rescued boy "Hope," and she requested donations to help pay for his hospital bills.
In only two days, she subsequently reported, more than 1 million Danish kroner (or about $150,000 U.S.) had been donated to help the little boy.
"With all the money we can besides giving hope the very best treatment now also build a doctor clinic on the new land and save many more children out of torture!" she said. "It's just so great!"
Days after the boy's rescue, Lovén wrote on Facebook that Hope's condition had been upgraded to stable. He was receiving a daily blood transfusion to improve his red blood cell count, but he was still suffering from worms that were "giving him some pain," according to Lovén.
Despite the difficult recovery, Hope had begun eating, she noted, and had the power to sit up and smile.
Over the weekend, Lovén posted photos of the boy looking noticeably healthier and heavier, particularly in his cheeks. He was even photographed with a smile.
"Hope is getting so much better," Lovén wrote. "Already gaining a lot of weight and looking so much more healthy. Now we only need him to talk.
"But that will come naturally when he is out of the hospital and starting his life among all our children."

17:58

Ghanian President says that Africa doesn't need aid or money from West. Seeks full Independence

Ghanian President says that Africa doesn't need aid or money from West. Seeks full Independence

Ghanian President says that Africa doesn't need aid or money from West. Seeks full Independence

The Black People Song

The official Black People song. iTunes: http://goo.gl/1mLArf
Amazon: http://www.smarturl.it/BlackPeopleSong
Yes, this is satire, and yes, I'm black.
Watch REACTIONS to this song here: http://goo.gl/hZvwmF
DOWNLOAD THE BLACKPEOPLE SONG: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id932452996
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VLOGS & RANTS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkYe-uN1G70
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/zflonetwork
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/iamzflo
LYRICS:
THE BLACK PEOPLE SONG LYRICS
This song is dedicated to a certain kind of people.... Which just so happens to be my favorite kind of people.
You know… the ones that… you know, when you’re standing next to them, and all of a sudden it gets dark… I mean, you know your best friend is… you know what I’m saying, right? Yeah.
Black people
I'ma steal your shoes
You better hide your wallet
Cause I'ma take that too
Black people
Hey
Black people
One big family,
With a really big bucket
of KFC
Black people
(Seriously, like all of us are related)
I ran into an old amigo named Juan LuisThe Mexican called me "Apple" cause we both hang from trees
Now I, I kinda took that in a joking way
But was he talking 'bout monkeys or the KKK?
We don't get sunburnt, just ashy knees
And we don't chew tobacco
But we will smoke weed
Puff, puff, pass like the train that could,
And we can’t spell "neighbor," so we call it "the hood"
And most of us will die with our finger on the trigger
I guess that's why they say I'm just a filthy little spear chucking, chicken eating, melon sucking, lone fetus, weed smoking, long penis.... well, you get the picture.
They tried to keep us out the White House again
But just like all white houses, one of us broke in.
And welfare and diapers is all we got
If you don't wear my favorite color then you might get shot…
(My favorite color is purple, by the way…..)
A black woman came to me to bash my song
I told her, “All Blacks are Democrat, now prove me wrong."
Black people
I'ma steal your shoes
You better hide your wallet
Cause I'ma take that too
Black people
Hey
Black People
One big family,
With a really big bucket
of KFC
Black people
(And it doesn’t have to be KFC, we like Popeye’s biscuits too)
Hey, Hey.
(What’s a black song without any rap in it, right?)
Yo, Check It, Unh, Yo, Yo, Yo
(it always starts off that way, right?) Yo!
Rap Verse:
Now, there’s a line between discriminating and not in different places
You are if you use the N-word, but if you're black then you’re not racist,
I mean, well, I guess you can, just not around your black friends,
You’ll get jumped by every cousin, including the one behind that trash can,
Now, let me tell you a story, back before America was stolen,
There were two tribes of black people, the Indians and the Po' Ones,
The Indians were like caramel, the Po One’s were like sharpies,
I guess that’s why they call them Pilgrims, and why they call us Darkies.
The Indians had all the horses, land, turkeys, the geniuses
The Po One’s killed their horses, took their hair and their penises,
But uh..there’s not really a moral to this story though,
Except that we will steal your goodies, and that is how the story goes.
Black people
I'ma steal your shoes
You better hide your wallet
Cause I'ma take that too
Black people
Hey
Black People
One big family,
With a really big bucket
of KFC
Black people
Black People
Since ’72,
Going broke making cheap cars
taller than you
Black people
(Ok, you gotta admit... we do have some nice rims though, right?)
Black people
FrontPorch monkey
With a blunt and a banana,
“Ooo Aaa, Eee-eee!"
Black people
(Sholl' Iz!)
Hey, Hey!
(This is probably the most racist song I’ve ever written….but if you laughed, you’re racist too. So I don’t feel so bad. Besides, it’s not racist if I’m black.)

2:36

LSU and Southern University Students Aid in Restoring African American Museum

LSU and Southern University Students Aid in Restoring African American Museum

LSU and Southern University Students Aid in Restoring African American Museum

Plot: Brad Gluckman (Kennedy) is a wannabe rap star from Malibu who acts and talks like he's from the "'hood." Concerned that his son is going to embarrass him during his campaign to become the governor of California, Brad's wealthy father and his campaign manager (Underwood), hire two trained actors (Diggs and Anderson) to disguise themselves as "real life gangstaz", and kidnap his son, dropping him off in the "real hood" in Compton, in an effort to scare the ghettofied attitude and behavior out of him.

Quotes:

PJ: If you jacked it, how come you got a receipt?::B-Rad: I stole that too.

B-Rad: And If I work hard, I can be the biggest rapper there ever was?::Ronnie Rizzat: Rapper? Hell, no, you stink.::B-Rad: Don't be hatin'.::Ronnie Rizzat: I'd rather eat garbage then listen to your tired-ass rhymes.

Brad Gluckman: I got sumtin' to say, and I need the world to hear it. I'm a lyricologist. I can rap about anything. Shrink, shrink. Blinkity-blink. Tried to make me think. Wanna go to my sink. And vomit. Clean it up wit' Comet. Earth is my planet. See? I'm the shiznit.

Brad Gluckman: My name is B-rad. Not Robbie van Winkle. I like my lattes non-fat and don't fo-get the sprinkle.

Dambisa Moyo: Stop Sending Aid to Africa

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/05/Uncommon_Knowledge_Dambisa_Moyo
Economist and author Dambisa Moyo responds to her critics, explaining the long-term impact that charitable HIV/AIDS programs will have on building sustainable economies in Africa. She theorizes that such financial contributions allow African governments to be dependent on other world powers.
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During the past fifty years, more than $1 trillion in development-related aid has been transferred from rich countries to Africa. Dambisa Moyo asserts, however, that this assistance has made African people no better off. "Africa's real per capita income today is lower than in the 1970s, with over half of the 700 million Africans living on less than a dollar a day."
Eschewing the "glamour aid" of celebrities s...

published: 07 Jul 2009

Live aid - 1985 USA For Africa - We Are The World

The best way to apply for an African-American scholarship is to see what is available at a specific university. Find out how African-Americans may be eligible for diversity scholarships with help from a financial aid officer in this free video on scholarships and financial aid.
Expert: BrookeKramerContact: www.argosy.edu
Bio: Brooke Kramer is the financial aid officer at Argosy University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

published: 04 Jun 2009

Africa For Norway - New charity single out now!

You too can donate your radiator and spread some warmth! http://www.africafornorway.com/ Twitter http://bit.ly/Y4NWPH On Spotify http://spoti.fi/Y4NMb8 and iTunes http://bit.ly/Ubik4A
Imagine if every person in Africa saw the "Africa for Norway" video and this was the only information they ever got about Norway. What would they think about Norway?
If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that's mainly what you hear about.
The pictures we usually see in fundraisers are of poor African children. Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. But while these images can engage people in the short term, we are concerned that many people simply give up because it seems like nothing is getting better...

Let's save Africa! - Gone wrong

From the creators of Radi-Aid; MeetMichael and donate your stereotypes at http://www.rustyradiator.com
https://twitter.com/AfricaForNorway
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Africa-for-Norway/512874142058207
We're messing with you. There's no such thing as charity actors. But in our video, did you recognize stereotypes frequently used in fundraising campaigns? Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. However, we need to create engagement built on knowledge, not stereotypes. Why? http://www.rustyradiator.com/#why
We need to change the way fundraising campaigns are communicating issues of poverty and development. This is why we are awarding creative fundraising campaigns with the GoldenRadiatorAward, and stereotypical campaigns with the Rusty Radiator Award. An international ju...

published: 08 Nov 2013

Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It’s Christmas? (2014)

Band Aid 30 - ‘Do They KnowIt’s Christmas’
Buy the song. Stop the virus. #BandAid30
Download now on iTunes - http://po.st/DoTheyKnow
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Please donate: http://www.bandaid30.com/donate
Or
TextAID to 70060 to give £5
(UK only, texts cost £5 + standard rate. See T&C's at www.bandaid30.com)
The physical CD single is available to pre-order here: http://po.st/CDsingle
Or you can pre-order it on Amazon here: http://po.st/DoTheyKnowAm
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Music video by Band Aid 30 performing Do They Know It’s Christmas? (2014). (C) 2014 Woodcharm Limited, under exclusive license to Vir...

NO African American Museum shuttered despite millions in public aid

US Aid To Israel - The Real Deal

The special relationship between Israel and the United States goes deep...real deep. It's based on security, conflict and most of all money. Most of it for the Israeli military. But with over 1,400 killed and 8,200 wounded (and counting) in Gaza in July and the Israeli military's long list human rights abuses, is this special relationship worth the price?
Watch more on Israel and Palestine here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZd3QRtSy5LNqTTQagN3IgbqVPtEIQOp1
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published: 20 Jul 2014

Starving Child Abandoned because of "Witchcraft" rescued by Aid Worker

A two-year-old boy was rescued from the streets of Nigeria. He was kicked out of his home after his family accused of him of being a witch. For eight months, the toddler wandered the streets alone, surviving on scraps. The emaciated child, whose stomach was riddled with worms, was found by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén, who offered him biscuits to eat and fed him bottled water. Her act of kindness was captured on camera and that image has circulated on social media and news sites around the world. Anja then wrapped the frail child, who she’s called Hope, in a blanket and took him to the nearest hospital. After a blood transfusion and treatment to get rid of the worms, Anja brought him into the African Children’s Aid Education and DevelopmentFoundation – a safe house for children s...

published: 14 Mar 2016

Ghanian President says that Africa doesn't need aid or money from West. Seeks full Independence

The Black People Song

The official Black People song. iTunes: http://goo.gl/1mLArf
Amazon: http://www.smarturl.it/BlackPeopleSong
Yes, this is satire, and yes, I'm black.
Watch REACTIONS to this song here: http://goo.gl/hZvwmF
DOWNLOAD THE BLACKPEOPLE SONG: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id932452996
SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/ZFLOthePrinc?sub_confirmation=1
VLOGS & RANTS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkYe-uN1G70
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/zflonetwork
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/iamzflo
LYRICS:
THE BLACK PEOPLE SONG LYRICS
This song is dedicated to a certain kind of people.... Which just so happens to be my favorite kind of people.
You know… the ones that… you know, when you’re standing next to them, and all of a sudden it gets dark… I mean, you know your best friend is… you kno...

published: 23 Oct 2014

LSU and Southern University Students Aid in Restoring African American Museum

The best way to apply for an African-American scholarship is to see what is available at a specific university. Find out how African-Americans may be eligible f...

The best way to apply for an African-American scholarship is to see what is available at a specific university. Find out how African-Americans may be eligible for diversity scholarships with help from a financial aid officer in this free video on scholarships and financial aid.
Expert: BrookeKramerContact: www.argosy.edu
Bio: Brooke Kramer is the financial aid officer at Argosy University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

The best way to apply for an African-American scholarship is to see what is available at a specific university. Find out how African-Americans may be eligible for diversity scholarships with help from a financial aid officer in this free video on scholarships and financial aid.
Expert: BrookeKramerContact: www.argosy.edu
Bio: Brooke Kramer is the financial aid officer at Argosy University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Africa For Norway - New charity single out now!

You too can donate your radiator and spread some warmth! http://www.africafornorway.com/ Twitter http://bit.ly/Y4NWPH On Spotify http://spoti.fi/Y4NMb8 and iTu...

You too can donate your radiator and spread some warmth! http://www.africafornorway.com/ Twitter http://bit.ly/Y4NWPH On Spotify http://spoti.fi/Y4NMb8 and iTunes http://bit.ly/Ubik4A
Imagine if every person in Africa saw the "Africa for Norway" video and this was the only information they ever got about Norway. What would they think about Norway?
If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that's mainly what you hear about.
The pictures we usually see in fundraisers are of poor African children. Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. But while these images can engage people in the short term, we are concerned that many people simply give up because it seems like nothing is getting better. Africa should not just be something that people either give to, or give up on.
The truth is that there are many positive developments in African countries, and we want these to become known. We need to change the simplistic explanations of problems in Africa. We need to educate ourselves on the complex issues and get more focus on how western countries have a negative impact on Africa's development. If we want to address the problems the world is facing we need to do it based on knowledge and respect.
The video is made by The Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (www.saih.no). With the cooperation of Operation Day's Work (www.od.no). With funding from The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and The Norwegian Children and Youth Council (LNU). Music by Wathiq Hoosain. Lyrics by Bretton Woods (www.developingcountry.org). Video by Ikind Productions (www.ikindmedia.com) Music Producer - Kurt Pienke and Andrew Sutherland . Full credits here: http://www.africafornorway.no/updates/news/credits
Translation:
Arabic: RamiJawhar

You too can donate your radiator and spread some warmth! http://www.africafornorway.com/ Twitter http://bit.ly/Y4NWPH On Spotify http://spoti.fi/Y4NMb8 and iTunes http://bit.ly/Ubik4A
Imagine if every person in Africa saw the "Africa for Norway" video and this was the only information they ever got about Norway. What would they think about Norway?
If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that's mainly what you hear about.
The pictures we usually see in fundraisers are of poor African children. Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. But while these images can engage people in the short term, we are concerned that many people simply give up because it seems like nothing is getting better. Africa should not just be something that people either give to, or give up on.
The truth is that there are many positive developments in African countries, and we want these to become known. We need to change the simplistic explanations of problems in Africa. We need to educate ourselves on the complex issues and get more focus on how western countries have a negative impact on Africa's development. If we want to address the problems the world is facing we need to do it based on knowledge and respect.
The video is made by The Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (www.saih.no). With the cooperation of Operation Day's Work (www.od.no). With funding from The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and The Norwegian Children and Youth Council (LNU). Music by Wathiq Hoosain. Lyrics by Bretton Woods (www.developingcountry.org). Video by Ikind Productions (www.ikindmedia.com) Music Producer - Kurt Pienke and Andrew Sutherland . Full credits here: http://www.africafornorway.no/updates/news/credits
Translation:
Arabic: RamiJawhar

We areThe WorldSobre a música:
We Are the World é um LP gravado em Janeiro de 1985 por 45 dos maiores nomes da música norte-americana, com o objetivo de arrecadação de fundos para o combate da fome na África. Os 45 astros formaram o grupo USA for Africa. O single, o LP e o clipe renderam cerca de 55 milhões de dólares.
Inspirado pela reunião que ficou conhecida como Band Aid, organizou a gravação do single We Are the World, escrito por Michael Jackson. O single foi lançado em 1985 para arrecadar fundos para a campanha USA for Africa, em benefício de famílias da África. We Are the World apresentava 44 vocalistas diferentes, incluindo Michael e Lionel, Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, Ray Charles e Stevie Wonder e foi produzido por Quincy Jones, que também fez a regência do grupo. A vendagem atingiu 7 milhões de cópias só nos Estados Unidos, tornando-se um dos singles mais vendidos de todos os tempos.
Letra da música:
Lionel richie
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
Lionel richie & stevie wonder
When the world must come together as one
Stevie wonder
There are people dying
Paul simon
And its time to lend a hand to life
Paul simon & kenny rogers
The greatest gift of all
Kenny rogers
We cant go on pretending day by day
James ingram
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
Tina turner
We are all part of gods great big family
Billy joel
And the truth, you know, love is all we need
Chorus:
Michael jacksonWe are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Diana ross
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Michael & diana ross
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Dionne warwick
Send them your heart
So theyll know that someone cares
Dionne warwick & willie nelson
And their lives will be stronger and free
Willie nelson
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
Al jarreau
So we all must lend a helping hand
Chorus:
Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
Kenny Loggins
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Steve Perry
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Daryl Hall
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Michael jackson
When youre down and out, there seems no hope at all
Huey lewis
But if you just believe theres no way we can fall
Cindy lauper
Well, well, well, well let us realize that a change can only come
Kim carnes
When we stand together as one
Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bob Dylan
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Bob Dylan
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Ray Charles
Alright let me hear ya
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a brighter day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Stevie Wonder
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bruce Springsteen
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
James Ingram
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me

We areThe WorldSobre a música:
We Are the World é um LP gravado em Janeiro de 1985 por 45 dos maiores nomes da música norte-americana, com o objetivo de arrecadação de fundos para o combate da fome na África. Os 45 astros formaram o grupo USA for Africa. O single, o LP e o clipe renderam cerca de 55 milhões de dólares.
Inspirado pela reunião que ficou conhecida como Band Aid, organizou a gravação do single We Are the World, escrito por Michael Jackson. O single foi lançado em 1985 para arrecadar fundos para a campanha USA for Africa, em benefício de famílias da África. We Are the World apresentava 44 vocalistas diferentes, incluindo Michael e Lionel, Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, Ray Charles e Stevie Wonder e foi produzido por Quincy Jones, que também fez a regência do grupo. A vendagem atingiu 7 milhões de cópias só nos Estados Unidos, tornando-se um dos singles mais vendidos de todos os tempos.
Letra da música:
Lionel richie
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
Lionel richie & stevie wonder
When the world must come together as one
Stevie wonder
There are people dying
Paul simon
And its time to lend a hand to life
Paul simon & kenny rogers
The greatest gift of all
Kenny rogers
We cant go on pretending day by day
James ingram
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
Tina turner
We are all part of gods great big family
Billy joel
And the truth, you know, love is all we need
Chorus:
Michael jacksonWe are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Diana ross
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Michael & diana ross
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Dionne warwick
Send them your heart
So theyll know that someone cares
Dionne warwick & willie nelson
And their lives will be stronger and free
Willie nelson
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
Al jarreau
So we all must lend a helping hand
Chorus:
Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
Kenny Loggins
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Steve Perry
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Daryl Hall
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Michael jackson
When youre down and out, there seems no hope at all
Huey lewis
But if you just believe theres no way we can fall
Cindy lauper
Well, well, well, well let us realize that a change can only come
Kim carnes
When we stand together as one
Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bob Dylan
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Bob Dylan
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Ray Charles
Alright let me hear ya
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a brighter day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Stevie Wonder
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bruce Springsteen
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
James Ingram
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me

The special relationship between Israel and the United States goes deep...real deep. It's based on security, conflict and most of all money. Most of it for the Israeli military. But with over 1,400 killed and 8,200 wounded (and counting) in Gaza in July and the Israeli military's long list human rights abuses, is this special relationship worth the price?
Watch more on Israel and Palestine here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZd3QRtSy5LNqTTQagN3IgbqVPtEIQOp1
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The special relationship between Israel and the United States goes deep...real deep. It's based on security, conflict and most of all money. Most of it for the Israeli military. But with over 1,400 killed and 8,200 wounded (and counting) in Gaza in July and the Israeli military's long list human rights abuses, is this special relationship worth the price?
Watch more on Israel and Palestine here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZd3QRtSy5LNqTTQagN3IgbqVPtEIQOp1
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published:20 Jul 2014

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Starving Child Abandoned because of "Witchcraft" rescued by Aid Worker

A two-year-old boy was rescued from the streets of Nigeria. He was kicked out of his home after his family accused of him of being a witch. For eight months, th...

A two-year-old boy was rescued from the streets of Nigeria. He was kicked out of his home after his family accused of him of being a witch. For eight months, the toddler wandered the streets alone, surviving on scraps. The emaciated child, whose stomach was riddled with worms, was found by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén, who offered him biscuits to eat and fed him bottled water. Her act of kindness was captured on camera and that image has circulated on social media and news sites around the world. Anja then wrapped the frail child, who she’s called Hope, in a blanket and took him to the nearest hospital. After a blood transfusion and treatment to get rid of the worms, Anja brought him into the African Children’s Aid Education and DevelopmentFoundation – a safe house for children she founded with her husband.
"When we heard that the child was only 2 to 3 years old, we did not hesitate," Lovén told Huffington Post UK. "A child that young cannot survive a long time alone on the streets. We immediately prepared a rescue mission."
At the time of his rescue, the skeletal child was in critical condition, said Lovén, founder of the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF).
“Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we’ve both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children," she wrote. "This footage shows why I fight."
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Africa, according to United NationsChildren's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). In 2010, the agency warned that a growing number of adults and children were being accused of witchcraft, leading to killings and shunning.
Those most at risk, UNICEF noted, were boys who displayed a "solitary temperament, physical deformities or conditions such as autism."
"Many social and economic pressures, including conflict, poverty, urbanization and the weakening of communities, or HIV/AIDS, seem to have contributed to the recent increase in witchcraft accusations against children," UNICEF RegionalChildProtection Adviser Joachim Theis said. "Child witchcraft accusations are part of a rising tide of child abuse, violence and neglect, and they are manifestations of deeper social problems affecting society."
A British documentary about child witch hysteria said exact figures were hard to come by, but estimated that in the southwestern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom — where the toddler was recently rescued — there were about 15,000 children who had been labeled witches and abandoned on the streets.
Lovén said she decided to call the rescued boy "Hope," and she requested donations to help pay for his hospital bills.
In only two days, she subsequently reported, more than 1 million Danish kroner (or about $150,000 U.S.) had been donated to help the little boy.
"With all the money we can besides giving hope the very best treatment now also build a doctor clinic on the new land and save many more children out of torture!" she said. "It's just so great!"
Days after the boy's rescue, Lovén wrote on Facebook that Hope's condition had been upgraded to stable. He was receiving a daily blood transfusion to improve his red blood cell count, but he was still suffering from worms that were "giving him some pain," according to Lovén.
Despite the difficult recovery, Hope had begun eating, she noted, and had the power to sit up and smile.
Over the weekend, Lovén posted photos of the boy looking noticeably healthier and heavier, particularly in his cheeks. He was even photographed with a smile.
"Hope is getting so much better," Lovén wrote. "Already gaining a lot of weight and looking so much more healthy. Now we only need him to talk.
"But that will come naturally when he is out of the hospital and starting his life among all our children."

A two-year-old boy was rescued from the streets of Nigeria. He was kicked out of his home after his family accused of him of being a witch. For eight months, the toddler wandered the streets alone, surviving on scraps. The emaciated child, whose stomach was riddled with worms, was found by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén, who offered him biscuits to eat and fed him bottled water. Her act of kindness was captured on camera and that image has circulated on social media and news sites around the world. Anja then wrapped the frail child, who she’s called Hope, in a blanket and took him to the nearest hospital. After a blood transfusion and treatment to get rid of the worms, Anja brought him into the African Children’s Aid Education and DevelopmentFoundation – a safe house for children she founded with her husband.
"When we heard that the child was only 2 to 3 years old, we did not hesitate," Lovén told Huffington Post UK. "A child that young cannot survive a long time alone on the streets. We immediately prepared a rescue mission."
At the time of his rescue, the skeletal child was in critical condition, said Lovén, founder of the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF).
“Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we’ve both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children," she wrote. "This footage shows why I fight."
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Africa, according to United NationsChildren's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). In 2010, the agency warned that a growing number of adults and children were being accused of witchcraft, leading to killings and shunning.
Those most at risk, UNICEF noted, were boys who displayed a "solitary temperament, physical deformities or conditions such as autism."
"Many social and economic pressures, including conflict, poverty, urbanization and the weakening of communities, or HIV/AIDS, seem to have contributed to the recent increase in witchcraft accusations against children," UNICEF RegionalChildProtection Adviser Joachim Theis said. "Child witchcraft accusations are part of a rising tide of child abuse, violence and neglect, and they are manifestations of deeper social problems affecting society."
A British documentary about child witch hysteria said exact figures were hard to come by, but estimated that in the southwestern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom — where the toddler was recently rescued — there were about 15,000 children who had been labeled witches and abandoned on the streets.
Lovén said she decided to call the rescued boy "Hope," and she requested donations to help pay for his hospital bills.
In only two days, she subsequently reported, more than 1 million Danish kroner (or about $150,000 U.S.) had been donated to help the little boy.
"With all the money we can besides giving hope the very best treatment now also build a doctor clinic on the new land and save many more children out of torture!" she said. "It's just so great!"
Days after the boy's rescue, Lovén wrote on Facebook that Hope's condition had been upgraded to stable. He was receiving a daily blood transfusion to improve his red blood cell count, but he was still suffering from worms that were "giving him some pain," according to Lovén.
Despite the difficult recovery, Hope had begun eating, she noted, and had the power to sit up and smile.
Over the weekend, Lovén posted photos of the boy looking noticeably healthier and heavier, particularly in his cheeks. He was even photographed with a smile.
"Hope is getting so much better," Lovén wrote. "Already gaining a lot of weight and looking so much more healthy. Now we only need him to talk.
"But that will come naturally when he is out of the hospital and starting his life among all our children."

published:14 Mar 2016

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Ghanian President says that Africa doesn't need aid or money from West. Seeks full Independence

The official Black People song. iTunes: http://goo.gl/1mLArf
Amazon: http://www.smarturl.it/BlackPeopleSong
Yes, this is satire, and yes, I'm black.
Watch REACTIONS to this song here: http://goo.gl/hZvwmF
DOWNLOAD THE BLACKPEOPLE SONG: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id932452996
SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/ZFLOthePrinc?sub_confirmation=1
VLOGS & RANTS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkYe-uN1G70
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/zflonetwork
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/iamzflo
LYRICS:
THE BLACK PEOPLE SONG LYRICS
This song is dedicated to a certain kind of people.... Which just so happens to be my favorite kind of people.
You know… the ones that… you know, when you’re standing next to them, and all of a sudden it gets dark… I mean, you know your best friend is… you know what I’m saying, right? Yeah.
Black people
I'ma steal your shoes
You better hide your wallet
Cause I'ma take that too
Black people
Hey
Black people
One big family,
With a really big bucket
of KFC
Black people
(Seriously, like all of us are related)
I ran into an old amigo named Juan LuisThe Mexican called me "Apple" cause we both hang from trees
Now I, I kinda took that in a joking way
But was he talking 'bout monkeys or the KKK?
We don't get sunburnt, just ashy knees
And we don't chew tobacco
But we will smoke weed
Puff, puff, pass like the train that could,
And we can’t spell "neighbor," so we call it "the hood"
And most of us will die with our finger on the trigger
I guess that's why they say I'm just a filthy little spear chucking, chicken eating, melon sucking, lone fetus, weed smoking, long penis.... well, you get the picture.
They tried to keep us out the White House again
But just like all white houses, one of us broke in.
And welfare and diapers is all we got
If you don't wear my favorite color then you might get shot…
(My favorite color is purple, by the way…..)
A black woman came to me to bash my song
I told her, “All Blacks are Democrat, now prove me wrong."
Black people
I'ma steal your shoes
You better hide your wallet
Cause I'ma take that too
Black people
Hey
Black People
One big family,
With a really big bucket
of KFC
Black people
(And it doesn’t have to be KFC, we like Popeye’s biscuits too)
Hey, Hey.
(What’s a black song without any rap in it, right?)
Yo, Check It, Unh, Yo, Yo, Yo
(it always starts off that way, right?) Yo!
Rap Verse:
Now, there’s a line between discriminating and not in different places
You are if you use the N-word, but if you're black then you’re not racist,
I mean, well, I guess you can, just not around your black friends,
You’ll get jumped by every cousin, including the one behind that trash can,
Now, let me tell you a story, back before America was stolen,
There were two tribes of black people, the Indians and the Po' Ones,
The Indians were like caramel, the Po One’s were like sharpies,
I guess that’s why they call them Pilgrims, and why they call us Darkies.
The Indians had all the horses, land, turkeys, the geniuses
The Po One’s killed their horses, took their hair and their penises,
But uh..there’s not really a moral to this story though,
Except that we will steal your goodies, and that is how the story goes.
Black people
I'ma steal your shoes
You better hide your wallet
Cause I'ma take that too
Black people
Hey
Black People
One big family,
With a really big bucket
of KFC
Black people
Black People
Since ’72,
Going broke making cheap cars
taller than you
Black people
(Ok, you gotta admit... we do have some nice rims though, right?)
Black people
FrontPorch monkey
With a blunt and a banana,
“Ooo Aaa, Eee-eee!"
Black people
(Sholl' Iz!)
Hey, Hey!
(This is probably the most racist song I’ve ever written….but if you laughed, you’re racist too. So I don’t feel so bad. Besides, it’s not racist if I’m black.)

The official Black People song. iTunes: http://goo.gl/1mLArf
Amazon: http://www.smarturl.it/BlackPeopleSong
Yes, this is satire, and yes, I'm black.
Watch REACTIONS to this song here: http://goo.gl/hZvwmF
DOWNLOAD THE BLACKPEOPLE SONG: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id932452996
SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/ZFLOthePrinc?sub_confirmation=1
VLOGS & RANTS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkYe-uN1G70
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/zflonetwork
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/iamzflo
LYRICS:
THE BLACK PEOPLE SONG LYRICS
This song is dedicated to a certain kind of people.... Which just so happens to be my favorite kind of people.
You know… the ones that… you know, when you’re standing next to them, and all of a sudden it gets dark… I mean, you know your best friend is… you know what I’m saying, right? Yeah.
Black people
I'ma steal your shoes
You better hide your wallet
Cause I'ma take that too
Black people
Hey
Black people
One big family,
With a really big bucket
of KFC
Black people
(Seriously, like all of us are related)
I ran into an old amigo named Juan LuisThe Mexican called me "Apple" cause we both hang from trees
Now I, I kinda took that in a joking way
But was he talking 'bout monkeys or the KKK?
We don't get sunburnt, just ashy knees
And we don't chew tobacco
But we will smoke weed
Puff, puff, pass like the train that could,
And we can’t spell "neighbor," so we call it "the hood"
And most of us will die with our finger on the trigger
I guess that's why they say I'm just a filthy little spear chucking, chicken eating, melon sucking, lone fetus, weed smoking, long penis.... well, you get the picture.
They tried to keep us out the White House again
But just like all white houses, one of us broke in.
And welfare and diapers is all we got
If you don't wear my favorite color then you might get shot…
(My favorite color is purple, by the way…..)
A black woman came to me to bash my song
I told her, “All Blacks are Democrat, now prove me wrong."
Black people
I'ma steal your shoes
You better hide your wallet
Cause I'ma take that too
Black people
Hey
Black People
One big family,
With a really big bucket
of KFC
Black people
(And it doesn’t have to be KFC, we like Popeye’s biscuits too)
Hey, Hey.
(What’s a black song without any rap in it, right?)
Yo, Check It, Unh, Yo, Yo, Yo
(it always starts off that way, right?) Yo!
Rap Verse:
Now, there’s a line between discriminating and not in different places
You are if you use the N-word, but if you're black then you’re not racist,
I mean, well, I guess you can, just not around your black friends,
You’ll get jumped by every cousin, including the one behind that trash can,
Now, let me tell you a story, back before America was stolen,
There were two tribes of black people, the Indians and the Po' Ones,
The Indians were like caramel, the Po One’s were like sharpies,
I guess that’s why they call them Pilgrims, and why they call us Darkies.
The Indians had all the horses, land, turkeys, the geniuses
The Po One’s killed their horses, took their hair and their penises,
But uh..there’s not really a moral to this story though,
Except that we will steal your goodies, and that is how the story goes.
Black people
I'ma steal your shoes
You better hide your wallet
Cause I'ma take that too
Black people
Hey
Black People
One big family,
With a really big bucket
of KFC
Black people
Black People
Since ’72,
Going broke making cheap cars
taller than you
Black people
(Ok, you gotta admit... we do have some nice rims though, right?)
Black people
FrontPorch monkey
With a blunt and a banana,
“Ooo Aaa, Eee-eee!"
Black people
(Sholl' Iz!)
Hey, Hey!
(This is probably the most racist song I’ve ever written….but if you laughed, you’re racist too. So I don’t feel so bad. Besides, it’s not racist if I’m black.)

published:23 Oct 2014

views:38903302

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LSU and Southern University Students Aid in Restoring African American Museum

Is China exploiting Africa? - Inside Story

Is 60 billion dollars enough to convince African leaders that China is their most reliable partner?
President Xi Jingping is in South Africa reassuring leaders from across the continent with hard cash.
Which will be welcome, after the economic downturn forced China to slash investment in Africa by more than 40 percent earlier this year.
The theme for the summit in Johannesburg
is “Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for CommonDevelopment.”
But it's a partnership that hasn't always been described as equal - with China accused of plundering Africa's rich resources.
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Xhanti Payi, economist and director of Nascence Advisory and Research.
Einar Tangen, political and economic affairs analyst.
Joseph Ochieno, contributor for ...

published: 04 Dec 2015

The Legendary Ingramettes: African American Gospel Music from Virginia

White on black (Full Documentary)

For the western white man, Africa has represented the geography to house the universe of his darkest myths. No continent has been so foreign to him. His relationship with it has been superficial and conflicting, rarely from the integration, equality and respect. Whether as tourists, aid workers, technicians or settlers, white in Africa, even today, inhabits islands that protect and separate him from a world that he does not understand.
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Stealing Africa - Why Poverty?

How much profit is fair? To find out more and get teaching resources, go to www.whypoverty.net
Rüschlikon is a village in Switzerland with a very low tax rate and very wealthy residents. But it receives more tax revenue than it can use. This is largely thanks to one resident - Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore, whose copper mines in Zambia are not generating a large bounty tax revenue for the Zambians. Zambia has the 3rd largest copper reserves in the world, but 60% of the population live on less than $1 a day and 80% are unemployed. Based on original research into public documents, the film describes the tax system employed by multinational companies in Africa.
Director Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Producer Henrik Veileborg
Produced by Guld­brandsen FilmVideoURL: http://youtu.be/WNYemuiA...

published: 05 Jan 2013

Expansion of Imperialist U.S. “War on Terror” in Africa Preceded Deadly Attacks in Niger & Somalia

Aid Effectivness and the U.S. Foreign Assistance Agenda

In an era of austerity and shrinking foreign aid budgets, it has become increasingly important for traditional donors such as the United States to leverage limited resources while implementing an effective foreign assistance agenda. In this context, aid effectiveness, transparency, and accountability remain central parts of the international development conversation through the "BusanProcess" and discussions around the Millennium Development Goals. Join us for a conversation with Congressman Ted Poe, one of the key authors of the 2013Foreign AidTransparency and Accountability Act. A panel of experts will also discuss ways to strengthen aid effectiveness in the context of U.S. development policy.
Keynote Remarks:
The Honorable Ted Poe (R-TX)
U.S. Congressman, Texas' 2nd Congressional D...

African History: The Slave Trade Of Africans To Brazil..

Cure for HIV & Cancer Dr SEBI Reveals His Cure for AIDS and Other Diseases

flush your mucus with sea moss (irish moss ) sold here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LRM9YO2
Dr. Sebi healing products can be found on his website. http://www.drsebicellfood.com

published: 12 Apr 2016

In 1898, White Supremacists Killed 60+ African Americans in One of Deadliest Mass Shootings in U.S.

https://democracynow.org - The LasVegas attack on Sunday has been called the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Bishop William Barber joins us in studio for an extended interview to discuss another, less known mass attack: the infamous Wilmington massacre of 1898, when white supremacists seized armed control of the North Carolina town and killed at least 60 African-American residents, drove hundreds more out of town, burned down the local African-American newspaper and installed a former Confederate officer as the new mayor. Barber also discusses gun violence and violent policies in the aftermath of the Las Vegas attack.
Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM...

published: 04 Oct 2017

The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa

The World Beyond the HeadlinesFebruary 4, 2010
A talk by American University professor Deborah Brautigam.
Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? This well-timed book provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Will Chinese engagement benefit Africa? Using hard data and a series of vivid stories ranging across agriculture, industry, natural resources, and governance, Brautigam's fascinating book provides an answer.
Deborah Brautigam is the author of...

Is China exploiting Africa? - Inside Story

Is 60 billion dollars enough to convince African leaders that China is their most reliable partner?
President Xi Jingping is in South Africa reassuring leader...

Is 60 billion dollars enough to convince African leaders that China is their most reliable partner?
President Xi Jingping is in South Africa reassuring leaders from across the continent with hard cash.
Which will be welcome, after the economic downturn forced China to slash investment in Africa by more than 40 percent earlier this year.
The theme for the summit in Johannesburg
is “Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for CommonDevelopment.”
But it's a partnership that hasn't always been described as equal - with China accused of plundering Africa's rich resources.
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Xhanti Payi, economist and director of Nascence Advisory and Research.
Einar Tangen, political and economic affairs analyst.
Joseph Ochieno, contributor for the New AfricanMagazine.
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Is 60 billion dollars enough to convince African leaders that China is their most reliable partner?
President Xi Jingping is in South Africa reassuring leaders from across the continent with hard cash.
Which will be welcome, after the economic downturn forced China to slash investment in Africa by more than 40 percent earlier this year.
The theme for the summit in Johannesburg
is “Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for CommonDevelopment.”
But it's a partnership that hasn't always been described as equal - with China accused of plundering Africa's rich resources.
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Xhanti Payi, economist and director of Nascence Advisory and Research.
Einar Tangen, political and economic affairs analyst.
Joseph Ochieno, contributor for the New AfricanMagazine.
Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
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Check out our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

published:04 Dec 2015

views:73425

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The Legendary Ingramettes: African American Gospel Music from Virginia

White on black (Full Documentary)

For the western white man, Africa has represented the geography to house the universe of his darkest myths. No continent has been so foreign to him. His relatio...

For the western white man, Africa has represented the geography to house the universe of his darkest myths. No continent has been so foreign to him. His relationship with it has been superficial and conflicting, rarely from the integration, equality and respect. Whether as tourists, aid workers, technicians or settlers, white in Africa, even today, inhabits islands that protect and separate him from a world that he does not understand.
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For the western white man, Africa has represented the geography to house the universe of his darkest myths. No continent has been so foreign to him. His relationship with it has been superficial and conflicting, rarely from the integration, equality and respect. Whether as tourists, aid workers, technicians or settlers, white in Africa, even today, inhabits islands that protect and separate him from a world that he does not understand.
Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE here for more amazing docs!: http://goo.gl/vNINO4
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Stealing Africa - Why Poverty?

How much profit is fair? To find out more and get teaching resources, go to www.whypoverty.net
Rüschlikon is a village in Switzerland with a very low tax rate ...

How much profit is fair? To find out more and get teaching resources, go to www.whypoverty.net
Rüschlikon is a village in Switzerland with a very low tax rate and very wealthy residents. But it receives more tax revenue than it can use. This is largely thanks to one resident - Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore, whose copper mines in Zambia are not generating a large bounty tax revenue for the Zambians. Zambia has the 3rd largest copper reserves in the world, but 60% of the population live on less than $1 a day and 80% are unemployed. Based on original research into public documents, the film describes the tax system employed by multinational companies in Africa.
Director Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Producer Henrik Veileborg
Produced by Guld­brandsen FilmVideoURL: http://youtu.be/WNYemuiAOfU

How much profit is fair? To find out more and get teaching resources, go to www.whypoverty.net
Rüschlikon is a village in Switzerland with a very low tax rate and very wealthy residents. But it receives more tax revenue than it can use. This is largely thanks to one resident - Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore, whose copper mines in Zambia are not generating a large bounty tax revenue for the Zambians. Zambia has the 3rd largest copper reserves in the world, but 60% of the population live on less than $1 a day and 80% are unemployed. Based on original research into public documents, the film describes the tax system employed by multinational companies in Africa.
Director Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Producer Henrik Veileborg
Produced by Guld­brandsen FilmVideoURL: http://youtu.be/WNYemuiAOfU

published:05 Jan 2013

views:663385

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Expansion of Imperialist U.S. “War on Terror” in Africa Preceded Deadly Attacks in Niger & Somalia

https://democracynow.org - The LasVegas attack on Sunday has been called the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Bishop William Barber joins us in studio for an extended interview to discuss another, less known mass attack: the infamous Wilmington massacre of 1898, when white supremacists seized armed control of the North Carolina town and killed at least 60 African-American residents, drove hundreds more out of town, burned down the local African-American newspaper and installed a former Confederate officer as the new mayor. Barber also discusses gun violence and violent policies in the aftermath of the Las Vegas attack.
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https://democracynow.org - The LasVegas attack on Sunday has been called the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Bishop William Barber joins us in studio for an extended interview to discuss another, less known mass attack: the infamous Wilmington massacre of 1898, when white supremacists seized armed control of the North Carolina town and killed at least 60 African-American residents, drove hundreds more out of town, burned down the local African-American newspaper and installed a former Confederate officer as the new mayor. Barber also discusses gun violence and violent policies in the aftermath of the Las Vegas attack.
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The 'Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century, and used by African American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists, both black and white, free and enslaved, who aided the fugitives.Various other routes led to Mexico or overseas. An earlier escape route running south toward Florida, then a Spanish possession, existed from the late 17th century until shortly after the American Revolution. However, the network now generally known as the Underground Railroad was formed in the early 1800s, and reached its height between 1850 and 1860. One estimate suggests that by 1850, 100,000 slaves had escaped via the "Railroad".
British North America (present-day Canada), where slavery was prohibited, was a popular destination, as its long border gave many points of access. Most former slaves settled in Ontario. More than 30,000 people were said to have escaped there via the network during its 20-year peak period,[6] although U.S. Census figures account for only 6,000. Numerous fugitives' stories are documented in the 1872 book The Underground Railroad Records by William Still, an abolitionist who then headed the PhiladelphiaVigilance Committee.
Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross; c. 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved families and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era was an active participant in the struggle for women's suffrage.
Born a slave in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman was beaten and whipped by her various masters as a child. Early in life, she suffered a traumatic head wound when an irate slave owner threw a heavy metal weight intending to hit another slave and hit her instead. The injury caused dizziness, pain, and spells of hypersomnia, which occurred throughout her life. She was a devout Christian and experienced strange visions and vivid dreams, which she ascribed to premonitions from God.
In 1849, Tubman escaped to Philadelphia, then immediately returned to Maryland to rescue her family. Slowly, one group at a time, she brought relatives with her out of the state, and eventually guided dozens of other slaves to freedom. Traveling by night and in extreme secrecy, Tubman (or "Moses", as she was called) "never lost a passenger". After the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed, she helped guide fugitives farther north into British North America, and helped newly freed slaves find work.
When the Civil War began, Tubman worked for the Union Army, first as a cook and nurse, and then as an armed scout and spy. The first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war, she guided the raid at CombaheeFerry, which liberated more than 700 slaves. After the war, she retired to the family home on property she had purchased in 1859 in Auburn, New York, where she cared for her aging parents. She was active in the women's suffrage movement until illness overtook her and she had to be admitted to a home for elderly African Americans that she had helped to establish years earlier. After she died in 1913, she became an icon of American courage and freedom. On April 20, 2016, the U.S. TreasuryDepartment announced a plan for Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson as the portrait gracing the $20 bill.

The 'Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century, and used by African American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists, both black and white, free and enslaved, who aided the fugitives.Various other routes led to Mexico or overseas. An earlier escape route running south toward Florida, then a Spanish possession, existed from the late 17th century until shortly after the American Revolution. However, the network now generally known as the Underground Railroad was formed in the early 1800s, and reached its height between 1850 and 1860. One estimate suggests that by 1850, 100,000 slaves had escaped via the "Railroad".
British North America (present-day Canada), where slavery was prohibited, was a popular destination, as its long border gave many points of access. Most former slaves settled in Ontario. More than 30,000 people were said to have escaped there via the network during its 20-year peak period,[6] although U.S. Census figures account for only 6,000. Numerous fugitives' stories are documented in the 1872 book The Underground Railroad Records by William Still, an abolitionist who then headed the PhiladelphiaVigilance Committee.
Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross; c. 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved families and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era was an active participant in the struggle for women's suffrage.
Born a slave in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman was beaten and whipped by her various masters as a child. Early in life, she suffered a traumatic head wound when an irate slave owner threw a heavy metal weight intending to hit another slave and hit her instead. The injury caused dizziness, pain, and spells of hypersomnia, which occurred throughout her life. She was a devout Christian and experienced strange visions and vivid dreams, which she ascribed to premonitions from God.
In 1849, Tubman escaped to Philadelphia, then immediately returned to Maryland to rescue her family. Slowly, one group at a time, she brought relatives with her out of the state, and eventually guided dozens of other slaves to freedom. Traveling by night and in extreme secrecy, Tubman (or "Moses", as she was called) "never lost a passenger". After the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed, she helped guide fugitives farther north into British North America, and helped newly freed slaves find work.
When the Civil War began, Tubman worked for the Union Army, first as a cook and nurse, and then as an armed scout and spy. The first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war, she guided the raid at CombaheeFerry, which liberated more than 700 slaves. After the war, she retired to the family home on property she had purchased in 1859 in Auburn, New York, where she cared for her aging parents. She was active in the women's suffrage movement until illness overtook her and she had to be admitted to a home for elderly African Americans that she had helped to establish years earlier. After she died in 1913, she became an icon of American courage and freedom. On April 20, 2016, the U.S. TreasuryDepartment announced a plan for Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson as the portrait gracing the $20 bill.

The best way to apply for an African-American scholarship is to see what is available at a specific university. Find out how African-Americans may be eligible for diversity scholarships with help from a financial aid officer in this free video on scholarships and financial aid.
Expert: BrookeKramerContact: www.argosy.edu
Bio: Brooke Kramer is the financial aid officer at Argosy University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

3:45

Africa For Norway - New charity single out now!

You too can donate your radiator and spread some warmth! http://www.africafornorway.com/ T...

Africa For Norway - New charity single out now!

You too can donate your radiator and spread some warmth! http://www.africafornorway.com/ Twitter http://bit.ly/Y4NWPH On Spotify http://spoti.fi/Y4NMb8 and iTunes http://bit.ly/Ubik4A
Imagine if every person in Africa saw the "Africa for Norway" video and this was the only information they ever got about Norway. What would they think about Norway?
If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that's mainly what you hear about.
The pictures we usually see in fundraisers are of poor African children. Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. But while these images can engage people in the short term, we are concerned that many people simply give up because it seems like nothing is getting better. Africa should not just be something that people either give to, or give up on.
The truth is that there are many positive developments in African countries, and we want these to become known. We need to change the simplistic explanations of problems in Africa. We need to educate ourselves on the complex issues and get more focus on how western countries have a negative impact on Africa's development. If we want to address the problems the world is facing we need to do it based on knowledge and respect.
The video is made by The Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (www.saih.no). With the cooperation of Operation Day's Work (www.od.no). With funding from The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and The Norwegian Children and Youth Council (LNU). Music by Wathiq Hoosain. Lyrics by Bretton Woods (www.developingcountry.org). Video by Ikind Productions (www.ikindmedia.com) Music Producer - Kurt Pienke and Andrew Sutherland . Full credits here: http://www.africafornorway.no/updates/news/credits
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7:12

USA FOR AFRICA - We Are The World

We are The World
Sobre a música:
We Are the World é um LP gravado em Janeiro de 1985...

USA FOR AFRICA - We Are The World

We areThe WorldSobre a música:
We Are the World é um LP gravado em Janeiro de 1985 por 45 dos maiores nomes da música norte-americana, com o objetivo de arrecadação de fundos para o combate da fome na África. Os 45 astros formaram o grupo USA for Africa. O single, o LP e o clipe renderam cerca de 55 milhões de dólares.
Inspirado pela reunião que ficou conhecida como Band Aid, organizou a gravação do single We Are the World, escrito por Michael Jackson. O single foi lançado em 1985 para arrecadar fundos para a campanha USA for Africa, em benefício de famílias da África. We Are the World apresentava 44 vocalistas diferentes, incluindo Michael e Lionel, Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, Ray Charles e Stevie Wonder e foi produzido por Quincy Jones, que também fez a regência do grupo. A vendagem atingiu 7 milhões de cópias só nos Estados Unidos, tornando-se um dos singles mais vendidos de todos os tempos.
Letra da música:
Lionel richie
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
Lionel richie & stevie wonder
When the world must come together as one
Stevie wonder
There are people dying
Paul simon
And its time to lend a hand to life
Paul simon & kenny rogers
The greatest gift of all
Kenny rogers
We cant go on pretending day by day
James ingram
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
Tina turner
We are all part of gods great big family
Billy joel
And the truth, you know, love is all we need
Chorus:
Michael jacksonWe are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Diana ross
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Michael & diana ross
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Dionne warwick
Send them your heart
So theyll know that someone cares
Dionne warwick & willie nelson
And their lives will be stronger and free
Willie nelson
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
Al jarreau
So we all must lend a helping hand
Chorus:
Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
Kenny Loggins
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Steve Perry
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Daryl Hall
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Michael jackson
When youre down and out, there seems no hope at all
Huey lewis
But if you just believe theres no way we can fall
Cindy lauper
Well, well, well, well let us realize that a change can only come
Kim carnes
When we stand together as one
Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bob Dylan
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Bob Dylan
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Ray Charles
Alright let me hear ya
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a brighter day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Stevie Wonder
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Stevie Wonder / Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Bruce Springsteen
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
Chorus
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me
James Ingram
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Ray Charles
Theres a choice were making
Were saving our own lives
Its true well make a better day
Just you and me

3:27

Let's save Africa! - Gone wrong

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US Aid To Israel - The Real Deal

The special relationship between Israel and the United States goes deep...real deep. It's based on security, conflict and most of all money. Most of it for the Israeli military. But with over 1,400 killed and 8,200 wounded (and counting) in Gaza in July and the Israeli military's long list human rights abuses, is this special relationship worth the price?
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2:36

Starving Child Abandoned because of "Witchcraft" rescued by Aid Worker

A two-year-old boy was rescued from the streets of Nigeria. He was kicked out of his home ...

Starving Child Abandoned because of "Witchcraft" rescued by Aid Worker

A two-year-old boy was rescued from the streets of Nigeria. He was kicked out of his home after his family accused of him of being a witch. For eight months, the toddler wandered the streets alone, surviving on scraps. The emaciated child, whose stomach was riddled with worms, was found by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén, who offered him biscuits to eat and fed him bottled water. Her act of kindness was captured on camera and that image has circulated on social media and news sites around the world. Anja then wrapped the frail child, who she’s called Hope, in a blanket and took him to the nearest hospital. After a blood transfusion and treatment to get rid of the worms, Anja brought him into the African Children’s Aid Education and DevelopmentFoundation – a safe house for children she founded with her husband.
"When we heard that the child was only 2 to 3 years old, we did not hesitate," Lovén told Huffington Post UK. "A child that young cannot survive a long time alone on the streets. We immediately prepared a rescue mission."
At the time of his rescue, the skeletal child was in critical condition, said Lovén, founder of the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF).
“Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we’ve both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children," she wrote. "This footage shows why I fight."
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Africa, according to United NationsChildren's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). In 2010, the agency warned that a growing number of adults and children were being accused of witchcraft, leading to killings and shunning.
Those most at risk, UNICEF noted, were boys who displayed a "solitary temperament, physical deformities or conditions such as autism."
"Many social and economic pressures, including conflict, poverty, urbanization and the weakening of communities, or HIV/AIDS, seem to have contributed to the recent increase in witchcraft accusations against children," UNICEF RegionalChildProtection Adviser Joachim Theis said. "Child witchcraft accusations are part of a rising tide of child abuse, violence and neglect, and they are manifestations of deeper social problems affecting society."
A British documentary about child witch hysteria said exact figures were hard to come by, but estimated that in the southwestern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom — where the toddler was recently rescued — there were about 15,000 children who had been labeled witches and abandoned on the streets.
Lovén said she decided to call the rescued boy "Hope," and she requested donations to help pay for his hospital bills.
In only two days, she subsequently reported, more than 1 million Danish kroner (or about $150,000 U.S.) had been donated to help the little boy.
"With all the money we can besides giving hope the very best treatment now also build a doctor clinic on the new land and save many more children out of torture!" she said. "It's just so great!"
Days after the boy's rescue, Lovén wrote on Facebook that Hope's condition had been upgraded to stable. He was receiving a daily blood transfusion to improve his red blood cell count, but he was still suffering from worms that were "giving him some pain," according to Lovén.
Despite the difficult recovery, Hope had begun eating, she noted, and had the power to sit up and smile.
Over the weekend, Lovén posted photos of the boy looking noticeably healthier and heavier, particularly in his cheeks. He was even photographed with a smile.
"Hope is getting so much better," Lovén wrote. "Already gaining a lot of weight and looking so much more healthy. Now we only need him to talk.
"But that will come naturally when he is out of the hospital and starting his life among all our children."

17:58

Ghanian President says that Africa doesn't need aid or money from West. Seeks full Independence

Is China exploiting Africa? - Inside Story

Is 60 billion dollars enough to convince African leaders that China is their most reliable partner?
President Xi Jingping is in South Africa reassuring leaders from across the continent with hard cash.
Which will be welcome, after the economic downturn forced China to slash investment in Africa by more than 40 percent earlier this year.
The theme for the summit in Johannesburg
is “Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for CommonDevelopment.”
But it's a partnership that hasn't always been described as equal - with China accused of plundering Africa's rich resources.
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Xhanti Payi, economist and director of Nascence Advisory and Research.
Einar Tangen, political and economic affairs analyst.
Joseph Ochieno, contributor for the New AfricanMagazine.
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1:04:36

The Legendary Ingramettes: African American Gospel Music from Virginia

A concert by the Ingramettes, one of Virginia's premier gospel ensembles. The family Gospe...

White on black (Full Documentary)

For the western white man, Africa has represented the geography to house the universe of his darkest myths. No continent has been so foreign to him. His relationship with it has been superficial and conflicting, rarely from the integration, equality and respect. Whether as tourists, aid workers, technicians or settlers, white in Africa, even today, inhabits islands that protect and separate him from a world that he does not understand.
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Stealing Africa - Why Poverty?

How much profit is fair? To find out more and get teaching resources, go to www.whypoverty.net
Rüschlikon is a village in Switzerland with a very low tax rate and very wealthy residents. But it receives more tax revenue than it can use. This is largely thanks to one resident - Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore, whose copper mines in Zambia are not generating a large bounty tax revenue for the Zambians. Zambia has the 3rd largest copper reserves in the world, but 60% of the population live on less than $1 a day and 80% are unemployed. Based on original research into public documents, the film describes the tax system employed by multinational companies in Africa.
Director Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Producer Henrik Veileborg
Produced by Guld­brandsen FilmVideoURL: http://youtu.be/WNYemuiAOfU

21:13

Expansion of Imperialist U.S. “War on Terror” in Africa Preceded Deadly Attacks in Niger & Somalia

https://democracynow.org - We look at the U.S. military presence in Africa and what happen...

In 1898, White Supremacists Killed 60+ African Americans in One of Deadliest Mass Shootings in U.S.

https://democracynow.org - The LasVegas attack on Sunday has been called the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Bishop William Barber joins us in studio for an extended interview to discuss another, less known mass attack: the infamous Wilmington massacre of 1898, when white supremacists seized armed control of the North Carolina town and killed at least 60 African-American residents, drove hundreds more out of town, burned down the local African-American newspaper and installed a former Confederate officer as the new mayor. Barber also discusses gun violence and violent policies in the aftermath of the Las Vegas attack.
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1:20:42

The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa

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In August 2016, a research plane was able to observe something strange in the atmosphere above Alaska's Aleutian Islands, lingering aerosol particle that was enriched with the same kind of uranium used in nuclear fuel and bombs, according to Gizmodo. The observation was the first time that scientists detected a particle free-floating in the atmosphere in over 20 years of plane-based observations ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopia's defense minister on Saturday ruled out a military takeover a day after the EastAfrican nation declared a new state of emergency amid the worst anti-government protests in a quarter-century. The United States said it "strongly disagrees" with the new declaration that effectively bans protests, with a U.S ... He also ruled out a transitional government ... Learn more about our and . ....

One day in August 1995 a man called Foutanga Babani Sissoko walked into the head office of the Dubai Islamic Bank and asked for a loan to buy a car. The manager agreed, and Sissoko invited him home for dinner. It was the prelude, writes the BBC's Brigitte Scheffer, to one of the most audacious confidence tricks of all time. Over dinner, Sissoko made a startling claim ... With these powers, he could take a sum of money and double it ... ....

Mexico City – A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground. The Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that five women, four men and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at the hospital ...Alejandro Murat, neither of whom had serious injuries ... The U.S ... ....

MEXICOCITY. A strong earthquake shook southern and central Mexico Friday, causing panic less than six months after two devastating quakes that killed hundreds of people. No buildings collapsed, according to early reports. But two towns near the epicenter, in the southern state of Oaxaca, reported damage and state authorities said they had opened emergency shelters ... It was also felt in the states of Guerrero, Puebla and Michoacan ... AFP ... ....